Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference after a Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 18, 2019. (AFP Photo)

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Federal Reserve (Fed) cut its benchmark interest rate for the second time this year on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila), and Fed Chairman Jerome Powell vowed to do whatever is needed to keep the economy growing.

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